GOP Official Defends Her Obama Monkey Email; Says it’s not Racist

*An Orange County, California Republican Party official is defending an email she sent that portrays President Obama’s face superimposed on a chimpanzee with the words: “Now you know why – No birth certificate!”

Marilyn Davenport, an elected member of the party’s central committee, described the controversy as “much to do about nothing” in an email and vowed that she would not resign.

“I’m sorry if my email offended anyone, I simply found it amusing regarding the character of Obama and all the questions surrounding his origin of birth,” she wrote. “In no way did I even consider the fact he’s half black when I sent out the email. In fact, the thought never entered my mind until one or two other people tried to make this about race. We all know a double standard applies regarding this president. I received plenty of emails about George Bush that I didn’t particularly like, yet there was no ‘cry’ in the media about them.”

County GOP Chairman Scott Baugh has called for Davenport to resign. Baugh said he received it Friday afternoon and quickly responded with an email telling Davenport it was “dripping with racism and is in very poor taste.” He said the issue should be referred to the Orange County GOP’s ethics committee.

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Once again a total disprespet for the President and I guess this Ho was elected to the orange County Republican Party. Oh and she did not give race a thought in this BYTCH please. How about we put you mama’s head on there would that be funny? This tramp needs to take her buddy Sarch Palin with her and jump off a bridge!!!!

first of all i can accept jokes in all aspects of life..but for a party official or anyone else in a political seat to express thimselves in that kind of what they think may be unintentional humor lets the minorties see just how underlining racisim things still exist….WOW i would be lookin out for her name in anthing political forum from now on.. and protesting..seriously when were u born? ..and what r u teachin your kids…(Eooohhh with a breath) i feel 4 yourkind who dont get it the worlds changing and thers nothing you can do about it !!!!!

I agree that all of this is totally immature and juvenile. But when president Bush was in office no one had an issue with the monkey pictures they created with his face and posted comments about his intelligence. But since we have Obama who is of color being portrayed as a monkey…the whole world just looses it! And now people are racist. Stop pulling the racism card and get over it. America is going through bigger problems right now that need attention! She apologized so people need to move on to something else!

Redbone calls her Ho, bytch, and tramp, and he complains about disrespect. This Obama monkey was a JOKE….just like when the Bush monkey pictures came out. Republicans didn’t name call for that, nor did they call it racist. And…why put Obama’s mother’s face on a monkey? Wouldn’t that also be criticized? And, it would ruin the joke. Look at those monkeys in the picture…they’re wearing clothes, which proves it’s just a joke. Usually the one pointing the figer saying “racist” is the one who is racist. You guys should get over your insecurities and be able to laugh at a good joke.

My goodness- since slavery black people in this country have been illustrated as monkey/apes/gorillas. Black men portrayed as dancing monkeys were popular advertisement flyers and newspaper comics.

As for President Obama’s mother she gets NO respect from anti- Obama racist white folks. During election 08 that woman was called everything nasty name in the book- one of course being a N lover. Conservative blogs were spreading nude photoshop pics of the woman and claimed she bedded hundreds of black men- everyone from Malcolm X to Jimi Hendrix. She is considered a traitor to her race.

I agree, everyone knows that besides the N-word, racist white people always refer to black people as monkey/ape/gorilla. In the movie Remember the Titans that racist coach kept referring to Denzel’s character as a monkey. With all the different species of animals in the world, why choose monkies. Hell, he’s mixed, use zebras!

First of all (you ignorant Cow) this picture of George’s face on a monkey (what an affront to such an intelligent species)was not sent out as an email from someone who is a public elected member of a political party.

This Fat Wrinkled Old White slut knew exactly that what she was inferring was racsit, because people from her generation commonly referred to Black people as monkeys.

This bitch doesn’t get a pass fawning that she didn’t know what she did wouldn’t be perceived as racsit.

The level of disrespect Obama has been subjected to is unbelievable. White people continue to lose their racist minds and resort to any and everything they can to tear this man down. There’s absolutely no justification for this kind of behavior. This pig needs to be removed from office and made an example.

Isn’t strange, when people speak ignorance, they run behind the church for cover, lies is their refuge *Isaiah 28:15. Her statement was she is a Christian, Christ like, so is satan coming with peace and flattery. God will never be first out of a church goer mouth, watch

I wonder what the emailed picture would have looked like n how much response would have come from the racist community. If the monkeys would have been wearing black hoods eating crackers. With his middle finger up!!! Hmmm just a thought.

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